New Recipe: Chicken Kiev

I have always LOVED Chicken Kiev. The problem being, it is loaded (literally) with butter. I have been looking into recreating this recipe for a while. So, without further ado, here it is!

Chicken Kiev 
Created by: Kate Pezzy

Ingredients

• Chicken Breasts
• Coconut oil
• Thyme
• Butter (optional)
• Whole Wheat Crackers (crushed up)
• 1 egg
• flour
• Tooth picks

STEPS

1. Take your chicken breast and pound it out flat

2. Scrap out some coconut oil and put it in the middle of the chicken breast

3. Sprinkle on some thyme (& salt and pepper if desired)

4. Begin to bring the sides (the longest ones) into the middle. You will need them to over lap. 

5.Place a tooth pick into the chicken where the sides are over lapping. Bring in the bottom and top so you can't see the stuff inside. Again, place tooth picks into the chicken to hold it shut

6. Beat the egg in a dish. Dunk the chicken into the egg and then into the flour

7. Place the chicken back into the egg then into the crushed up crackers

8. Place the chicken onto a cookie sheet. Place the side where the edges are folded in down on the cookie sheet (Do you know what I'm talking about? So the pan kind of holds the edges down, ya know? This is awkward....)

9. Bake in a 400* F oven until golden brown (until the chicken is no longer pink inside)

10. ENJOY! I paired mine with potatoes & green beans :)

P.S. Don't forget to take out the tooth picks!

Kate

New Years....

The new year lends itself to being a time of new goals & dreams. Honestly, EVERY DAY is a time to start over fresh and to refocus your thinking. Just as many people do, I spent time reflecting on what I did last year and thought about where I wanted to put my time and energy in this year in order to help more people and to make myself happy. I've compiled some goals that WILL happen. I recently sent out a newsletter to my customers and laid out  a way for them to make goals. One of the main things I stressed was that the goals need to be written in present tense.So, here are my goals for 2014(in no particular order). PLEASE keep me accountable!

• I am at my goal weight
• I have helped 100 people
• I attended Summit
• I am a 2 star diamond coach
• I have a 'healthy' savings account
• I have started a house fund
• I took one day a week to be technology free

Notice how I wrote them as if I already achieved them? It's a psychology trick to get yourself to have the gratification of already having done it. This makes you want to do achieve these goals more :)

What are your 2014 goals? I would LOVE to know! 

P.S. it is best to quantify your goals (be as specific as possible....). I have a goal weight in mind, and I would write the exact number down so it is clear cut if I achieved it or not. There is no gray area.

Kate